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Monica Contrafatto

Monica Contrafatto

Italian Paralympic athlete

Monica Graziana Contrafatto (born 9 March 1981 in Gela) is an Italian Paralympic athlete. She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, in 100m T42, winning a bronze medal.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in 100m T63.[2][3][4]

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Biography

A soldier of the Italian Army's 1st Bersaglieri Regiment Contrafatto was injured on 24 March 2012, during a mortar attack on Forward Operating Base "Ice" in Gulistan District, Farah Province in Afghanistan. As a consequence of her injuries her right leg had to be amputated.[5]

Achievements

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Notes

  1. She ran her PB (14.72) in heats.

References

  1. [1]
    "Monica Graziana Contrafatto - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Athletics: CONTRAFATTO, Monica Graziana". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Amputee says at Paralympics for Italy and Afghanistan - English". ANSA.it. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Paralimpiadi, Monica Contrafatto: 'Una medaglia per l'Afghanistan'". La Stampa - Lastampa (in Italian). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. [5]
    "CONTRAFATTO Monica Graziana - Biography". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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